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ready, steady, Go
sakyong Mipham rinpoche
silencing the inner critic
christina feldman
any last thoughts?
Q&a with simon critchley
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Google searches
Barry Boyce reports from Google world headquarters
on a ground-breaking course called search inside
yourself. it’s a new model for teaching mindfulness
and emotional intelligence in the workplace.
Meng’s peace plan
Chade-meng tan, creator of search inside yourself,
hopes the benefits of meditation will someday be as
widely accepted as those of exercise.
love, loss, and anxious times
fear and uncertainty mark our lives as we face our own
difficulties and those of a troubled world. yet in difficult
times, says norman fischer, we can discover the love and
vulnerability of the human heart, and so much more.
the suffering we share
at her weekly meditation class, sylvia Boorstein finds
that sharing stories of those we worry about and love
leaves her feeling kinder and more connected.
erring and erring,
we walk the unerring path
if we use them as opportunities to work with our
mind, all our mistakes, confusion, and difficulties
become an unerring path of awakening. this, says
the dzogchen ponlop rinpoche, is the essence of
the Buddha’s wisdom for challenging times.
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Meditation for difficult times
pema Chödrön on four ways that meditation helps us
deal with difficulty.
for 30 years the Best of Buddhism
in america: art & artists
continuing our celebration of the shambhala sun’s
30th anniversary, we showcase seven artists whose
work manifests the qualities of awakened mind. with
commentary by the sun’s art director, liza matthews.
the shitty Monk
even a zendo enforcer, says shozan Jack Haubner,
finds his practice put to the test when trouble sneaks
up from behind.
the Great escape
yoga and meditation help pippin ross escape the hell
of america’s oldest prison for women.
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